as in to accumulate
to increase in amount as time passes
They accrued vacation time throughout the calendar year. A penny-pincher who is accruing a fortune by spending next to nothing.
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Recent Examples of accrue
The cause is a fundamental reassessment of where AI value actually accrues — and the answer, increasingly, is not in the application layer.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026
The real question is whether African governments can negotiate agreements that allow more value to accrue on African soil.
—W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
Anna Verghese, another honoree, created the Audacious Project, a collaborative funding initiative housed within TED that accrued over $1 billion across 35 donors and 13 nonprofits––in two-and-a-half days.
—Connor Greene, Time, 22 May 2026
Interest may continue to accrue.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026
The real question is whether African governments can negotiate agreements that allow more value to accrue on African soil.
—W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
Anna Verghese, another honoree, created the Audacious Project, a collaborative funding initiative housed within TED that accrued over $1 billion across 35 donors and 13 nonprofits––in two-and-a-half days.
—Connor Greene, Time, 22 May 2026
Interest may continue to accrue.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrue
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Understanding how those filaments emerge is key to understanding how gas accumulates and ultimately collapses into new stars.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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There are also multiple components to maximizing the challenge system.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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It is made for an on-the-go business person or visitor who wants to maximize their time in the Bay Area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Mission Viejo right fielder Riley Campbell collected her third hit in the seventh to bring the tying run to the plate but Herrera escaped another jam to spark a celebratory dogpile.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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In total, the campaign collected a total of 7,500 legitimate signatures, 2,500 short of the state requirement.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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